Over the last ten years the Church of England has lost 4.5 million members whereas the number of Muslims in the UK has increased.
To stem the tide, the CofE is considering doing more of what has already prompted so many to depart: call God “she”:
“Most people think of God as a bearded man in the sky… probably white himself. This is not just a gender discussion,” says Rev Stowell.
“I think if [young people] are seeing people saying that God is not an old, white man in the sky and that God is inclusive of everybody, then that will interest people, especially if they’ve got the idea that Christianity is male, pale and stale.
“If we’re debunking that myth… of course that’s going to bring people to explore faith more.”
Muslims have no plans to similarly self-destruct by calling God “she” and, as yet, the CofE’s inclusivity does not extend to transgendering Satan – insofar as they still believe in her, of course.
God is God; we are not. God is an invisible, personal, living, and active Spirit. God sees the past, the present, and the future at a single moment. God is not male or female. I believe in the triune God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Certainly God is not male or female as we interpret such terms. However, the Scriptures are quite clear in identifying God as male and our Lord also refers to God the Father as His father. Trying to weasel in a diversion of this is nothing less than a denial of Scripture.
As an old English friend would have said, “Codswallop!”
The Holy Spirit is indeed fortunate to have these people at the helm correcting his mistakes.
“The Holy Spirit is indeed fortunate to have these people at the helm correcting HER mistakes.”…..there, fixed it; no need to thank me : )
This is what I was meaning David. Maybe blog v2 with a new improved Coe focus is coming on. 🙂
I am getting a feeling of déjà vu.